Riese and Muller
 

Riese and Muller (R&M) reportedly are "temporarily" stopping shipments to the US joining Stromer and Yamaha. They cited increased tariffs on steel as the (apparent) reason (I didn't think there was much steel in their offerings). Many of you might say "Who" and I'll join you since there aren't any R&M dealers in socal AFAIK. This is being posted so that anybody who has an R&M might check their dealer for warranty, parts etc info.

I am sure things will work out in the end. I wouldn't totally start the freak out yet (not that you, specific, are freaking out). I know the U.S. has been a solid revenue stream for them I know I sold several hundreds of thousands of bikes of theirs personally in my time at a R+M dealer.Certainly the tarrifs all over are effecting the industry but it is not going anywhere it is just going through more changes like it did when it spiked during the pandemic.

Luckily R+M make really well built bikes and they use Bosch which is still well supported in the U.S. so no major worries.

Doesn’t surprise me that these stupid tariffs are going to affect all industries - maybe they should tariff Trumps properties

It could be a nice excuse for a company that can't compete in the marketplace. How much steel is in an R&M bike?

Yep, when I saw how the tariffs were going to work, I knew companies would make a business decision with the question in mind: "Is it still worth it to sell our product in the US market? If not now, would the sales justify tooling up manufacturing in the US?" It was inevitable that the answer for many companies was "no" to both questions.

The big problem was that, even if companies were willing to produce here, acquiring raw materials here is also needed in order not to get spanked.

Yes Jeremy, well stated